JP Morgan began in Glasgow 16 years ago and houses the bank's mobile centre of excellence for the development of iOS and Android apps. “There are over 1300 people in Glasgow, of which approximately two-thirds develop software,” says Flaherty. “It is one of 13 strategic hubs for the bank. There are a myriad of projects being done in Glasgow from low-latency trading, execution optimisers for the front office, to European website development.”